court-martial

noun

Definition of court-martialnext
as in drumhead court-martial

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Recent Examples of court-martial The Pentagon began investigating Kelly in late November, citing a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court-martial or other punishment. — Arkansas Online, 13 Feb. 2026 In 2014, the Navy threatened to court-martial one of its nurses at Guantánamo who refused to force-feed prisoners on hunger strike, who were protesting inhumane treatment and indefinite detention. — Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 The Pentagon is conducting a review of misconduct allegations against Kelly to determine whether he should be recalled to active duty to face court-martial proceedings. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026 The Pentagon unveiled the probe of Kelly in November, citing a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court-martial or other measures. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for court-martial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for court-martial
  1. drumhead court-martial
  2. supreme court
  3. high court
  4. inquisition
  5. kangaroo court
  6. judiciary
  7. tribunal
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  • And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.
    — Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Definition of drumhead court-martial
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  • After Maduro was removed, Rodríguez, who was his vice president, stepped in as interim leader, and was given a six-month mandate by the nation’s supreme court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In the latter, the state supreme court revised the instruction to appear more neutral and reduced pressure on hold-out jurors to switch sides.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of supreme court
Noun
  • The high court will hear oral arguments on the case, but not until December, meaning a decision will come next year.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That decision stems from an argument by the Colorado localities that the high court does not have jurisdiction to hear the case because no final judgment has been made by the local courts.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of high court
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  • The point is that an inquisition’s social cost is so high that its victims’ guilt or innocence is only part of the accounting.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Defeat on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their play-off bracket’s final in March led to an inquisition.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of inquisition
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  • At first glance, Objection seemed to be a kangaroo court catering to rich and infamous plaintiffs, the latest service in the lucrative sector of digital reputation management.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
  • Adames would have paid his playing-time penance (as well as a fine to the team’s kangaroo court — perhaps funding a postgame pizza party), and everyone would have moved on from the mistake.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Definition of kangaroo court
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  • In other countries that have recently experienced democratic backsliding, such as Turkey and Hungary, installing loyalists in the judiciary and in government agencies has played a key role in helping autocrats consolidate power.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In the last three years, the city’s longtime process for adjudicating those cases has been largely paused as the legal fight between the city and FOP, the union representing rank-and-file police officers, wound its way through the state judiciary.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of judiciary
Noun
  • Any matters requiring legal enforcement are referred directly to the Texas judicial system, said the tribunal, which likened its work to the services provided by Jewish Beth Din courts and Catholic ecclesiastical tribunals.
    — David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The two-day hearing before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Montevideo, Uruguay, marks the first time the tribunal has considered a case involving Indigenous peoples living in isolation in Peru.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of tribunal

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